International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has announced that global betting brand KTO has joined the group. The 2018-founded company has a strong Latin American presence, most significantly in Brazil where it has ranked in the top ten most popular igaming brands. The move fulfils the regulatory obligation in the country, under the recently published Provisional Measure, to join an international …
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The number of suspicious bets in the second quarter of 2023 fell significantly on the corresponding time period in 2022, according to the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). A total of 50 alerts were reported to relevant sporting authorities by the IBIA, down 44% from 88 in Q2 2022, with football once again the sport which generated the most alerts …
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The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has announced that it is expanding its integrity monitoring and wider anti-match-fixing operations in Brazil. The decision comes in response to new government regulations, the ‘rapid growth’ of the Brazilian sports betting market as well as IBIA data confirming that the country’s sport is a regional target for criminal match-fixers. Khalid Ali, IBIA CEO, …
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Europe remains the hotbed of suspicious betting activity according to the International Betting Integrity Association’s (IBIA) report on 2022. The organisation outlined that the 268 alerts reported to sports governing bodies in 2022 represented a 14% increase on the previous year, but was ‘consistent’ with the 230 annual alerts observed in 2019 and 2020. A quarterly breakdown saw 50 alerts …
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Coolbet has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) following its approval to offer online gambling services in Canada. Part of the Vincent Group acquired in 2021 by GAN – a North American B2B and B2C internet gambling company – the operator also holds operating licences in Malta, Sweden and Estonia. Endre Nesset, Senior Vice President of Global Sports at …
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Videoslots has become a member of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), as its sportsbook joins a global monitoring and alert system. The online casino currently has licences to operate in the UK, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Malta. It launched its sportsbook using its own proprietary software in June 2021. Martin Calleja, Head of Sports at Videoslots, commented: “Maintaining …
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In combating sports betting-related fraud in Colombia, the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the country’s Federation of Entrepreneurs of Games of Luck and Chance (FECOLJUEGOS). The organisation has also stated that it will establish projects and initiatives in looking to protect the integrity of sports and sports betting companies. “We are happy to …
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As the complexity of the sports betting industry has increased with a shift towards online and mobile gaming, a huge range of markets available and more jurisdictions opening up to the sector, it would be easy to assume that maintaining integrity and countering match fixing is harder than ever. This is not the case, however, for Bill South, Group Director …
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A football player for York City FC of the National League North has been suspended for one month by the Football Association (FA) for placing a number of bets on his own sport. Joshua King placed 139 bets across two seasons, with 94 placed across the 2020/21 campaign, of which 13 were in connection with either a match or competition …
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